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In Quest of the Ordinary: Lines of Skepticism and Romanticism - Cavell, Stanley
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These lectures by one of the most influential and original philosophers of the twentieth century constitute a sustained argument for the philosophical basis of romanticism, particularly in its American rendering. Through his examination of such authors as Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Wordsworth, and Coleridge, Stanley Cavell shows that romanticism and American transcendentalism represent a serious philosophical response to the challenge of skepticism that underlies the writings of Wittgenstein and Austin on ordinary language.

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In Quest of the Ordinary: Lines of Skepticism and Romanticism 1994, University of Chicago Press

ISBN-13: 9780226098180

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In Quest of the Ordinary: Lines of Skepticism and Romanticism 1988, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226098173

Hardcover